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Sebastian Edward Diana
- Mar. 12, 2011 -
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(Orange County) FL, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Mar. 12, 2011 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 40 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Orange County Sheriff's Office - FL
2500 West Colonial Drive Orlando, FL
32804 USA (407)254-7084 |
County: | Orange |
Dept. Type: | Municipal/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Deputy |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Death - Biological |
Weapon Class: | Biological |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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Bio: Officer Diana was known for being respectful and polite to those he encountered during the course of his duties, regardless of a person's guilt or innocence, and recognized for being a dedicated and unselfish member of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Officer Diana had previously served in the U.S. Army, officials said. According to a paid obituary, he was stationed in Panama, Germany and Fort Hood, Texas, during his six years of Army service.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Diana was awarded the Medal of Merit and a Community Service Ribbon after he once again responded to an incident involving an infant not breathing in 2007.
Wearing a protective mask, he conducted CPR on the infant until EMS arrived, said Cpl. Susan Soto, a sheriff's spokeswoman.
Due to Sebastian's immediate and selfless response, he was able to save the child's life. |
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Orange County,
FL
USA
Wed. Feb. 01, 2006
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Summary: |
Deputy Sebastian Diana unselfishly responded to a medical call for assistance in February, 2006. Upon arrival he immediately initiated CPR on an infant who was not breathing. Deputy Diana would later learn that he was exposed to an infectious disease during that life-saving attempt that would ultimately claim his own life.
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Sheriff's Deputy Sebastian Diana died suddenly of heart failure at his home in Orange County, Florida, after he developed complications from a bacterial infection he picked up during his heroic attempt to save the boy's life.
The 40-year-old had been off sick from work since 2007 as he fought the condition, the exact nature of which was not disclosed by Orange County Sheriff's Office.
He caught the illness in February 2006, when he was called to a home in Orange County after a frantic call from a mother who said her son was not breathing.
He was one of three deputies who arrived on the scene to find the mother screaming that her son was dead.
Officials say Mr Diana gave the boy mouth-to-mouth, but as he did so he came into contact with some of the infant's vomit.
The boy died, and Mr Diana, a father of four, was later struck down with a bacterial infection.
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Disposition: |
Deputy Diana worked through this injury and was able to return to his duties, but never fully recovered and succumbed to complications on March 12, 2011. |
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Last Updated: Aug. 24, 2017 |
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